Last Pictures as a Family of 4!

We had our last professional pictures as a family of 4 taken last week. I love how they turned out! The best family picture was too big to scan since I ordered a 10x13 of it and it wouldn't fit on our scanner. So if you want to come see it, it is hanging in our bonus room!

A few updates: Brent went to his ortho appointment for a check on his braces and found out that he gets them off in 2 weeks! He is so excited! Just when he gets comfortable smiling with them in pictures...as you can see in the pictures above! If you remember, he had the surgery done to expand his upper jaw-line the day after Peyton was born. Then he had braces put on approximately 3 months later. So, he has had braces on for a total of 2 years and 3 months. Not too bad considering how he had to have that surgery to start with! Stay tuned for before and after pictures in 2 weeks from now! I have the BEST before and during pictures to share...I cannot wait!

Pregnancy update: I had my 32 week appointment yesterday and it wasn't that good to start out. My first blood pressure check was 170/120 and the second one a few minutes later was 160/110. So after a long discussion about why this could be, treatment options, and threats of bedrest, my doctor sent me over to the Labor and Delivery department to be monitored for over 2 hours. Fun times I tell ya! After laying there resting for that long, my blood pressure went back to where it should be 120s/70s. They ran more blood tests, urine tests, etc, and everything was perfectly normal, thank goodness! I did have 8 contractions during the 2 hours, which was weird because I was laying and relaxing (something that I don't get to do at home very often) and I still had them! In conclusion, my doctor told me to seriously start taking it easy, she didn't label me with bedrest, but threatened me that if I don't follow orders, she will put me on bedrest. Good news was that I only gained 1.5 pounds this last month despite all the chocolate covered almonds I've been munching on!!! We didn't even get a chance to go over the ultrasound we had a couple of weeks ago or to discuss a c-section date because of the whole high blood pressure discussion and scare! I do have to go in weekly now for appointments, so I will have many opportunities to discuss these last few weeks! So, that is the scoop!